Japan

It all seemed so easy until recently. Japan's status as the second-largest global economy at US$4.56trn was based on a world-leading industrial base and a strong export market, itself... 2006-10-26

Japan may lose out to China in the competition to secure natural gas exports from the Sakhalin-I development in Russia's Far East, according to a report in the Japanese newspaper... 2006-10-24

Japanese oil developer Inpex Holdings is to invest JPY500bn (US$4.2bn) to develop a gas field in Indonesia that will be capable of producing 3mn tonnes (4.1bn cubic metres) of liquefied... 2006-10-18

Japanese oil company Inpex is to lose almost all its stake in a project to develop the largest onshore field in Iran, according to Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri-Hameneh. This... 2006-10-09

Brazil's national oil firm Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is expanding its horizon further afield in a continuing effort to diversify away from the Brazilian market. The group is... 2006-10-02

Iranian Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh has set September 29 as the final deadline for Japan's Inpex Holdings to decide on the development of the onshore Azadegan oil field or to... 2006-09-28

Qatar Liquefied Gas (QatarGas), controlled by state-run Qatar Petroleum, has signed a deal with Japanese distributor Shizuoka Gas which allows the company to secure liquefied natural... 2006-09-13

Nippon Oil, the nation's biggest oil wholesaler, and Japan Energy, its sixth-biggest downstream player said Tuesday that they have agreed to enter into a broad-based tie-up, including... 2006-06-21

With Japanese LNG imports looking to reach at least 91bn cubic metres (bcm) by 2010 according to BMI forecasts, Japanese firms are scouring the globe for stable sources of the liquid... 2006-05-26

At a time of high oil prices, market pressures and political uncertainty in the Middle East, Japan is planning on upping national oil reserves by 40% from current levels to the equivalent... 2006-05-18